Pilot Badge (bronze gilt with red and blue enamelled shield
The photograph depicts Wolfgang Stieda sitting in the cockpit of a biplane with his girlfriend/fiance/wife standing by his side
marked “800” along with German Imperial silver hallmark (Crown)
Grave Reference: Panel 18-24-26-30 and is is commemorated on page 303 of the First World War Book of Remembrance
the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot Of Badges Newly Listed Pilot Badge (bronze gilt with(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of three badges, including: 1. A Gau Essen Badge, Silver Grade, constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of a pair of crossed hammers bearing dates 1925 1935, overlaid by a sword bearing a mobile swastika on the handle grip, the reverse with a vertical pinback, maker marked HOFFSTTTER, BONN measuring 30 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), demonstrating pinback repair, in near extremely fine condition. 2. A 1934 Ost Hannover NSDAP